Although I am not aware of every detail of the plan from A to Z and all of its complexities, I'm comfortable with letting our commissioners and council do their respective jobs.

They were elected to lead and make decisions that they consider are in our county and the public's best interest. The previous county election demonstrated that the majority of the public reaffirmed their trust in the commissioners to make those difficult and complex decisions to the best of their good judgment.

That's not to say the public should be shut out of the process, and they haven't been. There have been numerous commissioners meetings at which much information on this particular project has been shared and questions asked, where opinions have been exchanged, public input considered, and financing and other aspects explained. In my opinion, there will likely be numerous additional public informational updates and meetings as the project commences.

Certainly I recognize there are those in the community who may not agree with the conclusions and decisions made thus far. I also recognize that some will not be satisfied regardless.

All things being considered, now is the time for the commissioners, within their executive duties and tremendous responsibilities, to move this important and needed project forward to county council for their financial discussions.

It’s one thing to support Trump because he and you are Republicans. It’s another thing to claim Trump is God’s avatar, requiring major contortionist logic. It’s as reasonable, given Trump’s malignity and malevolence, to believe him Satan’s alter ego.

Let us not seek another entity, whether God or Satan, to account for Trump’s corruption or in which to encase an illusory hope that Trump’s evil, by magic, will turn to good.

Those like Burcham, so believing, might do better to live by George W. Bush’s wisdom: “Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on — me.” Those having voted for Trump once might consider not allowing themselves to be fooled twice.